Description Features drag pawls attached to a reinforced internal plate, with no rivets through the frame back. This exclusive suspended pawl system creates a spring-and-pawl drag that is smoother than anything you’ve experienced before. The drag settings are certain and predictable.
Reviewed by: JerZe(Unregistered User)
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40 days a year
, from Washington, NJ
Summary: I bought my CFOIII sping and paw (S&P) over 15 years ago. I've fished it hard on everything from small tiger trout to 35 pound salmon without a flaw. One of the nicest classic reels on the market. I'll probably be passing it down to one of my boys if I don't request being buried with it, just so as not to create hard feelings in one of them.
Customer Service: Don't know. Never had a problem with my reel or my Battenkill bamboo rod !
Similar Products Used: Hardy, Able
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Review Date May 2, 2001
Overall Rating 2 of 5
Value Rating 2 of 5
Visitors rate this review 3.33 of 5,
3.00 votes
Reviewed by: Anonymous User(Unregistered User)
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40 days a year
, from Palo Alto, CA, USA
Summary: CFO III too delicate for my style of fishing. Might be a nice reel for non-mission critical trips chasing smaller trout - not good for hawg-hunting. There's much better value for money available.
Customer Service: Uncharacteristically POOR. Orvis sent wrong part 3 times before losing my reel altogether - finally sent me brand new reel...spooled backwards with retrieve on wrong side and with different color and taper than original. Took months to get everything sorted, was unable to use rod/reel outfit while on trip to NZ. On positive side, Perk Perkins personally responded top my flaming email when I finally got fed up with it all.
Similar Products Used: Ross, Galvan, SA, Sage
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Review Date April 1, 2001
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Visitors rate this review 1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
Reviewed by: Anonymous User(Unregistered User)
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50+ days a year
, from Harrisburg, PA
Summary: Can't go wrong with this reel, especially at the $200 to $220 price. Abel 0 is a better reel, with a better finish and better machining, and a better drag system, but it's also a lot more expensive. I'd hate to bash up an Abel while scrambling around rocky NE trout streams, but my CFO 123 has taken quite a few drops and bangs along the way quite well. If it broke from this sort of use, I wouldn't feel too badly about it.
Customer Service: No problems with his reel ever, but my experience with Orvis customer service has always been very good.
Similar Products Used: None
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Review Date July 4, 2000
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
Reviewed by: Anonymous User(Unregistered User)
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50+ days a year
, from Fort Collins,Colorado
Summary: The CFO series click & Pawl reels are great fly reels - period! Even with the new large arbor rage and really expensive reels on the market, the CFO will always be considered as a great fly reel.
Customer Service: Excellent!
Similar Products Used: Hardy, Loop, Robichaud, Abel, Charlton.
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Review Date May 23, 2000
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
Reviewed by: Richard Thornton(Unregistered User)
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30 days a year
, from Bethpage, New York
Summary: I have had my CFO 123 reel for nearly 10 years. The reel has preformed flawlessly, I even bought extra spools for my 1,2,3,4 wt lines. I have landed many trout OVER 20". For my lightline flyfishing, this is the only reel I will ever use..
Customer Service: Very responsive when I have had to call them, which was not very often
Similar Products Used: Hardy Lightweight Series
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